Since Berman’s amendment was one of several significant changes the House made to this bill, it will likely be assigned to a conference committee to resolve the differences. We’ll be watching to see if this language finally passes into law, or if this is strike three for Berman.

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On a similarly depressing note, with the GOP candidates for President of the United States filtering out right and left (leaving only dubious, unelectable chaff like Newt Gingrich), some GOP insiders are now saying that Rick Perry is being viewed more and more as one of a small group of possible “savior candidates.” It is my understanding that Perry has decided not to run, but the GOP insider is predicting that he will switch that soon.

However (oo-eevez), I would find it hard to believe that the nationally recognized “Der Fuhrer” of Texas Fruitcakes, Inc. would stand any real chance of being elected. Among most Americans, I would think that Don McLeroy and the Texas State Board of Education would hang over his candidacy by a hair like the sword of Damocles. I may not know many things, but I do know this. If he does decide to run, it is absolutely ESSENTIAL that he reform the Texas SBOE before making his announcement to run. On the campaign trail, he needs to be able to say, “Yes, the Texas SBOE was out of control, but I reformed them.”

I don’t know this proposed law (plus I live in Ohio and we have enough problems of our own), but is it badly written enough to exclude both the Ten Commandments and Common Law since both are “foreign” ?

My first thought is to leave Rep. Berman alone. His work on this bill might keep him busy enough that he won’t be able to propose even more inane bills. My second thought is that inasmuch as the anti-groping bill has been pretty much destroyed by the U.S.Attorney, this one might meet a similar fate in the future. Surely there are more important things for the legislature to consider before adjournment.

As a Catholic, I can assure you Canon Law does not supersede the Constitution. Canon Law does not decide custody of the children nor does it condone honor killing or circumcision of young women 12 and even younger. A Fort Worth Muslim has already attempted to bypass Texas law with Sharia law for a divorce and was soundly denied the request. Sharia law does not even consider custody by the mother. Sharia law only recognizes the husbands rights to all of the “property.” Those were the good old days, right?

The Ten Commandments are freely chosen, not mandated by the constitution or even a religion. If the commandments were written on the entrance, say to a school, would “Thou shall not kill” maybe resonate?

A little education on the subject matter would be helpful before writing a comment folks.